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No-bid contracts a problem in Wichita
Read more: No-bid contracts a problem in WichitaWichita Eagle reporting uncovers a problem with no-bid contracts for construction projects in Wichita. This revelation illustrates these things: a Wichita City Council almost totally captured by special interests, crony capitalism on steroids, and another example of why Wichita and Kansas need pay-to-play laws.
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Fracking movie proposed
Read more: Fracking movie proposedFilmmakers Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer produced the 2009 film “Not Evil Just Wrong” that uncovered the myths and misinformation spread by radical environmental extremists. Now the two have looked at fracking and hope to produce a documentary film on this topic.
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For the Ambassador Hotel in Wichita: 8 or 9 government subsidy programs?
Read more: For the Ambassador Hotel in Wichita: 8 or 9 government subsidy programs?Supporters of a guest tax rebate program for Wichita’s Ambassador Hotel don’t tell you that the vote on February 28th concerns only one of the potential nine taxpayer-funded government subsidy programs designed for the hotel.
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Wichita Ambassador Hotel illustrates need for pay-to-play laws in Kansas
Read more: Wichita Ambassador Hotel illustrates need for pay-to-play laws in KansasIn the City of Wichita, Sedgwick County, the State of Kansas, and even in Washington DC, we have a problem with rampant legal corruption. The problem deals with the pay-to-play policies of our governments, writes Clinton D. Coen.
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Kansas needs pay-to-play laws
Read more: Kansas needs pay-to-play lawsIn Wichita, campaign contributions made to city council candidates often are not about supporting political ideologies — liberal, moderate, or conservative. It’s about opportunists seeking money from government. Pay-to-play laws can help control this harmful practice.
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Market solutions best for Wichita
Read more: Market solutions best for WichitaWichita Mayor Carl Brewer wants to double down on economic development strategies that have produced very little good.
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Wichita Chamber of Commerce
Read more: Wichita Chamber of CommerceMost people probably think that local chambers of commerce, since their membership is mostly business firms, support pro-growth policies that embrace limited government and free markets. But that’s not the case in Wichita.
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Wichita Ambassador Hotel information sheet
Read more: Wichita Ambassador Hotel information sheetTax Fairness for All Wichitans has an information sheet available to help Wichitans learn more about the February 28th election regarding the Ambassador Hotel guest tax rebate.
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Carl Brewer: State of the City for Wichita, 2012
Read more: Carl Brewer: State of the City for Wichita, 2012Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer delivers his State of the City Address for 2012.
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Discussion on Ambassador Hotel tax issue to be this Friday
Read more: Discussion on Ambassador Hotel tax issue to be this FridayThe Wichita Pachyderm Club, as part of its regular Friday luncheon series of educational meetings, will conduct a public forum on the February 28th Wichita city election. The subject of the election is a Wichita city charter ordinance that rebates 75 percent of the Ambassador Hotel’s guest tax collection back to the hotel.